T.H.E. Journal article here may help avoid some challenges when using wikis with your students.
Jen Dorman's Wiki tutorial and other helpful hints.
Widgets
Widgets are any non-text item that you can add to your wikipace.
Find a widget you like (some starting places are listed below)
The widget page will have an <embed> tag, or a box with HTML coding. Find either of those items.
Highlight everything of the code and copy it
Come back to your wikispace and choose Edit mode
Click on the widget button
Choose the widget type you've copied (or 'other html' if you can't find it or aren't sure)
Paste the code into the box
You will only see the placeholder in Edit mode. Choose preview &/or save to see what you've embedded.
Educational Widgets you may want to add are here
Education.com's offerings Widgetbox offers over 3,000!
Some sites to personalize your wiki & or make it more interesting: Use pictures for letters Wiki Avatar Getting Tricky with Wikis has numerous options to change and enhance your wikispace
You could add a phto, wordle, voki, prezi, glogster, google calendar, screencast, podcast.......
The word 'wiki' is Hawaiian for fast. Read one definition here.
Watch the CommonCraft explanation of Wikis in Plain English. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY
Here are some ideas for using wikis in education at various levels/subject areas and some examples.
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T.H.E. Journal article here may help avoid some challenges when using wikis with your students.
Jen Dorman's Wiki tutorial and other helpful hints.
Widgets
Widgets are any non-text item that you can add to your wikipace.Educational Widgets you may want to add are here
Education.com's offerings
Widgetbox offers over 3,000!
Some sites to personalize your wiki & or make it more interesting:
Use pictures for letters
Wiki Avatar
Getting Tricky with Wikis has numerous options to change and enhance your wikispace
You could add a phto, wordle, voki, prezi, glogster, google calendar, screencast, podcast.......